New Delhi: The decision to “boycott” court proceedings by former CM Arvind Kejriwal in the liquor policy revision petition by CBI has come at a time when the high court is about to start dealing with the “merits” of the case and begin hearing arguments of prosecution and defence.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, while shooting down…
Mumbai: The University of Mumbai has drawn 246 applications from 48 countries for its newly introduced PhD programmes for international students.The highest number of applications has been received for business management (28), followed by education (22), accountancy and management (14 each), and music (13). Interest has also come in disciplines such as English literature, information…
Bengaluru: “What kind of man are you? You won’t leave women to be safe anywhere?” Karnataka high court said Monday while coming down heavily on a social media content creator accused of secretly filming women passengers on Namma Metro trains in the city.While delivering the sharp rebuke, the court also refused to quash criminal proceedings…
CHENNAI: Madras high court on Monday dismissed a new public interest writ petition, seeking an income tax and the ECI probe into the alleged discrepancies in the financial declaration of actor and TVK founder Vijay in his election affidavit filed for the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election.Refusing to entertain the plea, the first bench of…
Hyderabad: Telangana chief electoral officer C Sudarshan Reddy has said the Election Commission will take up the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, and the schedule will be released soon.He asked voters to complete the pre-SIR linking of their names with the 2002 SIR electoral roll and keep the required details…
The accident took place on the evening of April 19 Gurgaon: A 20-year-old crane operator died on Sunday, days after a truck rammed into his vehicle on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway (NH-8) near Narsinghpur.The accident took place on the evening of April 19 within the Sadar police station limits.The deceased, Avdhesh Kumar, a native of UP’s…
Kolkata: The SIR slash notwithstanding, woman voters have outnumbered men in 23 out of the 142 Assembly segments going to polls on Wednesday. Topping the list is Jadavpur, which now has 11,759 more women voters than men. Panihati, where the BJP has fielded the RG Kar victim’s mother as its candidate — also has more…
Hindon Civil Terminal currently sits roughly five kilometres from the nearest metro stations, Dilshad Garden and Major Mohit Sharma Rajendra Nagar, both on the Red Line. The Sahibabad RRTS station offers a high-speed alternative. Ghaziabad: Ghaziabad Development Authority has asked Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to prepare a detailed project report for a new 16-kilometre…
Panaji: It has been over a decade since the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education adopted the sports merit marks policy. It allowed students to be compensated with marks for the time stolen away from their academics for participation in sports events. The policy was meant to create a level playing field in…
Varanasi: The additional director general of police (ADGP) of Varanasi Zone, Piyush Mordia, inaugurated the newly constructed COPS Cafe at Police Lines in Ghazipur on Sunday.The ADG said that police personnel work day and night for the safety of the public, and better facilities are essential to maintain their efficiency and morale. The cafe will…
